Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Iraq
Iraq: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 18.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Iraq, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Iraq is 18.64, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Iraq peaked at 18.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.47, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 30th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.47 | — |
| 1991 | 5.74 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 6.02 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 6.31 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 6.6 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 6.9 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.22 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 7.55 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.89 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 8.25 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 8.63 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 9.02 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 9.41 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.81 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.21 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.61 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 11 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.39 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.77 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.15 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 12.53 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.92 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 13.33 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.77 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.23 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 14.73 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.25 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.79 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 16.34 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 16.91 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 17.48 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 18.06 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 18.64 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.79 | 5.47 | 8.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4 | 8.63 | 12.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.58 | 12.53 | 16.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.06 | 17.48 | 18.64 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Iraq?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Iraq was 18.64 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 18.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Iraq ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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